Green Wing and Free Agents star Stephen Mangan is to play the lead role in BBC4's adaptation of the late Douglas Adams Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.
Mangan will be joined by Darren Boyd as his sidekick Richard MacDuff and Cold Feet and Friends actor Helen Baxendale, as MacDuff's girlfriend Susan.
Adapted by the Bafta-winning writer Howard Overman – who is also behind Misfits, Vexed and Merlin – Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency follows the exploits of Adams's chaotic character as he uses his unusual methods to solve crimes.
Mangan said: "I've been a fan of Douglas Adams ever since the Hitchhiker's radio series which I used to record as a child and listen to over and over again in my bedroom. It's such a thrill to now be playing one of his brilliant characters.
"Dirk is a chaotic, anarchic force of nature with a totally unique take on the world. He is described as 'lazy, untidy, dismissive and unreliable'. I've absolutely no idea why they thought I'd be right for the role."
The Dirk Gently books have formed the basis of a play and a BBC Radio 4 series but have never before been filmed for TV.
Adams's agent, Ed Victor, said: "For all the years I represented the late, great Douglas Adams, the most substantial frustration for both of us was that we couldn't get films made either of Hitchhiker or Dirk.
"Douglas once said, memorably, that 'getting a film made in Hollywood was like trying to cook a steak by having a bunch of people come into the room and breathe on it'. Well, we did eventually get a film made in Hollywood of Hitchhiker and, tragically, Douglas didn't live to see it. Nor will he see this adaptation of Dirk – but it's worth bearing in mind that Douglas always thought Dirk would make a better film than Hitchhiker and I feel sure that this new TV drama with a terrific script by Howard Overman will prove his point."
Shooting begins this week in Bristol on the 60-minute drama, which is being made by ITV Studios in association with the Welded Tandem Picture Company.
The Dirk Gently production is to be directed by Damon Thomas – who also directed BBC4 drama The First Men in the Moon – and will air early next year.
剧情、表演、人物都比长津湖好。4k修复彩色版，画幅4：3
看来当年的政宣电影的艺术水准十分在线，剧情设置和人物表演都拿捏得恰到好处，尤其是女反派柳秘书将那股敌特的聪明和诱惑劲儿表演得活灵活现，开头的三十分钟镜头衔接有一点点生硬，之后渐入佳境，台词打磨得很好。
许多技巧尚不成熟，但那种干净利落恐怕是很难再见到了。
彩色版唤起童年的美好记忆，儿时的偶像孙道临
比第一部差。真的非常非常讨厌这种“典型的徐克大陆电影”，动作戏场面戏的堆砌看得我昏昏欲睡，仅存的动人力量还是上溯前一部乃至《士兵突击》的兰晓龙遗产。
单纯以电影角度出发，我觉得故事/电影结构不如第一部。第一部的故事线结构分明，有记忆点；水门桥的故事线相对比较单薄：机场（大概1/4？）———炸桥（占据电影后半程），炸桥部分为群像展示，每位成员接连下线。看完之后感觉只记得狂轰滥炸，故事线没了
感叹当年的电影工作者在时代条件那么艰苦的环境下依然能生产出那么多经典好片，而现在好片几乎成了凤毛麟角，陪长辈们去看的，他们比我们这辈人更能看懂这部佳作。
五十年代偶像大片，孙道临好帅，王心刚也好帅！
时代局限性太强。若不是修复上院线，几乎看不下去。“首部黑白转彩色4k修复故事片”这个意义超越了电影本身。
大概是因为上一部给了友情分，这一部真的给不下去。巧合太多，情节刻意。
花15块钱就包场了的观影体验。冷清的市场。
看完啦，和上一部相比，情节更加连贯，加入了“反战”的主题，视角更加的国际化一丢丢。战争场面没有太多的惊喜，我方高层视角舍去……
意识形态色彩颇浓， 但还是有着革命浪漫主义情怀。
看到最后一幕，突然觉得李侠是疲倦而压抑的。他的向往始终是快意恩仇的战场，而不是虚以委蛇的敌后，只不过他的信仰让他忍受下去，坚持下去，去需要他的地方。他有出色的能力，也说服妻子适应了这样的生活，却很难说服自己，不断压制自己的思念和向往，竭力地为信仰服务。
假期最后一天为适应上班看个九点钟的包场老电影，孙道临帅气。
从电台政委李侠等正面人物，到日本鬼子汉奸女特务等反面人物都演的非常的真实，非常的好。彩色修复版的亮点在于女演员们的旗袍，很美。看之前我以为会是主旋律影片的那样，为了演而演，但看后完全纠正了我的刻板偏见。一个很帅的人，可以演出一身正气，那坚定的眼神，专注的表情，宁死不屈的精神，视死如归的勇气，今天依旧有很大的启发价值。“同志们 永别了 我想念你们”，革命情感永远是最感人的，因为有着共同的信仰—为了国家和人民的更美好的未来。PS：婴儿版李侠的儿子，无论被谁抱着，都紧皱着眉头，一脸不情愿的样子😄。
男女主真的帅，汪蒋共三方斗法也颇具看点，只是鬼子演的太戏剧化。管中窥豹，奠定之后谍战剧所有套路和模式。（汪的男反派真有格调，穿着太洋气啦
彩色修复版，资料馆这个项目属实阴间，斑斓下的弊端俯拾皆是。黑白摄影中常见的硬光转彩后不忍直视、肤色不自然、远景纸糊一样、面部边缘竟然出现马赛克、结婚照一会儿黑白一会儿彩色非常灵性。片子本身马马虎虎，还是十七年的通病。
这部看电影还是非常有年代代表性的，这部电影故事内容丰富，剧情不错，值得好评。
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